National Library Week Bookmarks
2026-04-25 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Lucasville Library, 103 Lucasville-Minford Rd, Lucasville, OH, 45648, United States
On Saturday, April 25th at 1pm kids are welcome to join us at the Lucasville Library as we celebrate National Library Week! We will be having a wooden bookmark craft and a fun scavenger hunt game kids can play. For more information, please call 740-259-6119.

Snuggle Up Storytime
2026-04-30 18:30 - 19:00 | Portsmouth Public Library, 1220 Gallia Street, Portsmouth, OH, 45662, United States
Get ready to drift off to dreamland with this cozy, cuddly storytime in Youth Services. Get your wiggles out before settling down for a bedtime story and a lazy lullaby or two with your favorite grownup. Be sure to wear your snuggliest jammies for extra coziness! This storytime session will have your child ready for a night of sweet dreams in no time.

Dyed Pasta Necklace
2026-05-01 10:00 - 11:00 | Bookmobile
WE WILL BE USING DYED PASTA AND STRING.

Summer Bingo
2026-05-01 16:30 - 17:30 | Lucasville Library, 103 Lucasville-Minford Rd, Lucasville, OH, 45648, United States
Children are invited to join us at the Lucasville Library on Friday, May 1st at 4:30pm for a fun game of bingo! Prepare for the heat waves of summer by creating a bingo board out of summer themed pictures, then enjoy a few rounds! Small prizes will be given to a few lucky winners! For more information, call 740-259-6119.

Sunset Stories
2026-05-04 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-06-01 18:00 - 19:00 | New Boston Library, 3850 Rhodes Avenue, New Boston, OH, 45662, United States
Children are invited to join us for an evening storytime once a month as the sun goes down.
They will learn through songs, stories, and play!

Children’s Book Week Program
2026-05-05 16:30 - 17:30 | Lucasville Library, 103 Lucasville-Minford Rd, Lucasville, OH, 45648, United States
Children are invited to join us at the Lucasville Library on Tuesday, May 5th at 4:30pm to celebrate Children’s Book Week! With a blank book and some coloring utensils, make the story you want to tell. Become an author and an illustrator today! For more information, call 740-259-6119.

Children's Book Week
2026-05-06 16:30 - 17:30 | New Boston Library, 3850 Rhodes Avenue, New Boston, OH, 45662, United States
Children are welcome to create a pixelated painting of their favorite book character and level up on the Nintendo Switch with classic games!

Mother’s Day Craft
2026-05-06 16:30 - 17:30 | Lucasville Library, 103 Lucasville-Minford Rd, Lucasville, OH, 45648, United States
Children are welcome to join us at the Lucasville Library on Wednesday, May 6th at 4:30pm for a fun Mother’s Day craft activity! Kids will get to put their creative touch on flower pot designed cards just in time for Mother’s Day! For more information, please call 740-259-6119.

Flower Bonanza
2026-05-08 16:30 - 17:30 | New Boston Library, 3850 Rhodes Avenue, New Boston, OH, 45662, United States
Celebrate Mother’s Day with a special storytime and a hand-printed vase craft. Children will pick paper flowers for their vases while enjoying tea, graham crackers, and music.

Tweens - Five Nights at Freddy's Trivia
2026-05-08 16:30 - 17:30 | Lucasville Library, 103 Lucasville-Minford Rd, Lucasville, OH, 45648, United States
Tweens are invited to the Lucasville Library for an evening of Five Nights at Freddy’s Trivia! Get ready to test your knowledge on all things Fazbear Entertainment – Just don’t forget to bring a smart device so you can join the game via Kahoot! This program takes place on Friday, May 8th at 4:30 pm. For more information, call 740-259-6119.

Rock Painting
2026-05-14 16:00 - 17:00 | Wheelersburg Library, 10745 Old Gallia Pike, Wheelersburg, OH, 45694, United States
Kids can paint rocks to take home or add to the Wheelersburg Library’s Garden!

Baby Woodstock
2026-05-19 17:00 - 19:00 | Portsmouth Public Library, 1220 Gallia Street, Portsmouth, OH, 45662, United States
Build your child’s brain with a fun night of sensory experiences and socialization! Enjoy the festive day with music, artsy crafts, and fun perfect for babies and toddlers. Games, toys, and groovy activities!
We will also have real puppies to snuggle as our headliners for this program from Shawnee Animal Clinic!
For ages 0 to 4

Sensory Storytime
2026-05-22 16:00 - 17:00 | Lucasville Library, 103 Lucasville-Minford Rd, Lucasville, OH, 45648, United States
Kids ages 3-8 are welcome to join us at the Lucasville Library on Friday, May 22nd at 4pm for sensory storytime. We will be enjoying stories, songs, movement and play in a sensory friendly environment! For more information, call 740-259-6119.

Ice Cream Shake-up: Summer Reading Kick-off
2026-05-23 14:00 - 15:30 | Portsmouth Public Library, 1220 Gallia Street, Portsmouth, OH, 45662, United States
Join us as we dig into Summer Reading at this cool and engaging program for young chefs, ages 6- 12, where we will learn how to make ice cream!
After sneaking in some math and science at the beginning, kids will get to dance, shimmy and shake a simple recipe into a delicious treat.
While you’re here, get your Reading Log, check out some books, and get started on the challenge! Summer Reading goes through July 25th.

Decorate a CD
2026-05-26 16:00 - 17:00 | Portsmouth Public Library, 1220 Gallia Street, Portsmouth, OH, 45662, United States
Decorate an old CD with colorful craft gems. You can turn it into a dazzling windspinner, suncatcher, or a cool coaster to hold tealight candles! This will take place at the main library location on Tuesday, May 26th at 4 pm. All ages are welcome. Please call 740-354-5304 to register.

Summer Reading Kickoff America 250 Celebration
2026-05-27 16:30 - 17:30 | Lucasville Library, 103 Lucasville-Minford Rd, Lucasville, OH, 45648, United States
All ages are welcome to join us at Lucasville Library on Wednesday, May 27th at 4:30 pm for our Summer Reading Kickoff program! We will also be celebrating America’s 250th anniversary recognizing achievements in sports and games. This event will include summer reading sign-ups for all ages, games, crafts, and light refreshments. For more information, call 740-259-6119.

Snuggle-up Storytime
2026-05-28 18:30 - 19:00 | Portsmouth Public Library, 1220 Gallia Street, Portsmouth, OH, 45662, United States
Get ready to drift off to dreamland with this cozy, cuddly storytime in Youth Services. Get your wiggles out before settling down for a bedtime story and a lazy lullaby or two with your favorite grownup. Be sure to wear your snuggliest jammies for extra coziness! This storytime session will have your child ready for a night of sweet dreams in no time.
Meets the final Thursday of every month from 6:30-7PM
This storytime is for ages 4 and under.

Help us celebrate America 250
2026-06-01 08:00 - 17:00 | Bookmobile
Did you know that Play-Doh and Cheez-its were invented in Ohio? We’re celebrating inventions from Ohio’s history through crafting with pop can tabs and marbles. I Wonder what other inventions we’ll discover?

Fossil Frenzy
2026-06-01 13:00 - 14:00 | New Boston Library, 3850 Rhodes Avenue, New Boston, OH, 45662, United States
Unearth your creativity and craft your very own prehistoric fossils.

Fossil Rock Painting
2026-06-01 15:00 - 17:00 | Wheelersburg Library, 10745 Old Gallia Pike, Wheelersburg, OH, 45694, United States
Young artists and future paleontologists are invited to join us for a fun Fossil Rock Painting activity! Kids will paint fossil-inspired designs like dinosaur bones, and shells onto rocks that they can take home or become part of our library’s rock garden.

Toddler Time
2026-06-02 11:00 - 12:00, 2026-06-09 11:00 - 12:00 | Lucasville Library, 103 Lucasville-Minford Rd, Lucasville, OH, 45648, United States
It’s never too early to begin a child’s reading journey! Toddlers are welcome to join us at the Lucasville Library for Toddler Time. Sessions are on Tuesdays at 11am and will run from June 2nd to July 21st. Come and enjoy stories, songs, and playtime. For more information, call 740-259-6119.

Family Storytime
2026-06-02 16:00 - 17:00, 2026-06-09 16:00 - 17:00 | Lucasville Library, 103 Lucasville-Minford Rd, Lucasville, OH, 45648, United States
Ignite your child’s love for reading and learning by joining us at the Lucasville Library for Family Storytime! Children ages 6 and under will enjoy stories, songs, and a craft. Family Storytime takes place every Tuesday at 4pm. Please contact the Lucasville Branch at 740-259-6119 with any questions. We can’t wait to see you there!

Family Storytime
2026-06-05 16:30 - 17:30 | New Boston Library, 3850 Rhodes Avenue, New Boston, OH, 45662, United States
Develop your child’s love of reading by joining us at the New Boston Library for our Family Storytimes! Children will have fun learning through stories and developing fine motor skills through creative play.

Dino Games
2026-06-05 16:30 - 17:30 | Lucasville Library, 103 Lucasville-Minford Rd, Lucasville, OH, 45648, United States
Children of all ages are welcome to join us at the Lucasville Library on Friday, June 5th at 4:30pm for Dino Games! Kids will get to enjoy fun competition with friendly games that are all dinosaur themed! For more information, call 740-259-6119.

Happy Father's Day
2026-06-08 08:00 - 2026-06-13 17:00 | Bookmobile
COME DECORATE A SPECIAL COOKIE FOR FATHER’S DAY! WE WILL PROVIDE THE COOKIES, ICING AND SPRINKLES. ALL YOU NEED TO BRING IS LOVE AND IMAGINATION!

Frame It Like It’s 1776
2026-06-10 14:00 - 15:00 | New Boston Library, 3850 Rhodes Avenue, New Boston, OH, 45662, United States
Children will create a colonial-inspired portrait! Give it a creative twist with feathers, buttons, sequins, and other fun materials.

Dino For A Day
2026-06-10 15:00 - 16:00 | Lucasville Library, 103 Lucasville-Minford Rd, Lucasville, OH, 45648, United States
On Wednesday, June 10th at 3pm the Lucasville Library will be having a Dino for a Day program for kids of all ages. Children will get to play outside after crafting their very own dinosaur costumes! For more information, call 740-259-6119.
